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Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.

Salt Lake Tribune · 1d ago

Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.

— Lands removed from Bears Ears National Monument by Trump's boundary reduction were opened to new mining claims last week, and prospectors filed 16 claims the same day, drawing criticism from environmental and tribal…

KSL · 1d ago

16 local leaders in Utah sign letter to Interior secretary, urging him to 'protect public lands'

— Sixteen current or former Utah local leaders joined over 200 Western officials in signing a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, urging protection of public lands amid concerns over monument size reductions…

The Times-Independent (Moab) · 23h ago

Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.

— Sixteen mining claims were filed at Bears Ears the day lands cut from the monument by Trump opened to new claims, drawing alarm from environmental groups over potential uranium mining and land disturbance.